The Crisis Call for Nursing Homes

The Midwest Covenant Home in Stromsburg is just one nursing home facing challenges. PCN file photo by Beth Sparrow.
The Midwest Covenant Home in Stromsburg is just one nursing home facing challenges. PCN file photo by Beth Sparrow.

Anational view: When one door closes, another one opens … a hopeful, encouraging statement commonly offered in condolence to an undesired outcome. Great concept, except this is not the reality for the nursing home industry. According to American Health Care Association and the National Center for Assisted Living (AHCA/NCAL) just under 450 nursing homes nationally closed in 2022. FOUR HUNDRED FIFTY